Compromise
Related Definitions
[n] a middle way between two extremes
[n] an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"
[v] settle by concession
[v] make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; "nobody will get everything he wants; we all must compromise"
[v] expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"
Related Terms
accommodate, accommodation, adjust, adjustment, agreement, amends, appeasement, arrange matters, arrangement, atonement, balance of power, bargain, blast, blight, bring to terms, bring together, brinkmanship, center, coexistence, colonialism, compact, com